Whether we like it or not, quantification in history is here to stay for reasons which the quantifiers themselves might not actively approve. We are becoming a numerate society: almost instinctively there seems now to be a greater degree of… — J. H. Plumb Copy Share Image
History is now strictly organized, powerfully disciplined, but it possesses only a modest educational value and even less conscious social purpose. — J. H. Plumb Copy Share Image
Whether we like it or not, quantification in history is here to stay for reasons which the quantifiers themselves might not actively approve. We… — J. H. Plumb Copy Share Image
